THE RISING SUN Lenasia - March 13 - 19, 2018 - www.risingsunlenasia.co.za Page 1 Your No.1 Community Newspaper Free Copies Distributed DOOR 2 DOOR in Lenasia, Lenasia South, Zakariyya Park, Azaadville, Roshnee, Dadaville, De Deur businesses, Migson Manor, Bushkoppies, Nancefield and Part of Ennerdale 33,000 Weekly Find us on www.risingsunlenasia.co.za @risingsunlens 071 613 7485 Rising Sun Lenasia [email protected] VOL.11 NO. 4 March 13 - 19, 2018 Tel: (011) 852 0842/3 Fax: (011) 852 0291 Chaos as Lenz municipal offices go offline CANNEDY NETSHITUNGULU When asked about the progress, staff members at the municipal offices were [email protected] 073 018 3507 in the dark and they did not know when the problem would be resolved... ENASIANS were forced to go to other municipal offices for their Ex- Lpanded Social Package (ESP,) and other services, as the Lenasia Civic Centre, which renders these services, has been offline for more than a month. Some of the elderly people labelled this situation ‘unfair’. They have to use their pension money to travel to these offices. Some have to travel as far as Johannesburg to access these ser- vices, something which they believe is com- pletely unacceptable. When asked about the progress, staff members at the municipal offices were in the dark and they did not know when the problem would be resolved. “We have been offline since our network cable was struck by lightning. We are the head office for Region G. This means that if we are offline then a lot of people are af- fected,” said one of the staff members. Speaking to the Rising Sun, Region G Director, Mickey Padayachie, said he was aware of the problem and he was working with the relevant stakeholders to resolve the issue. “Thenetwork has been on and off for the past month. The network cable has been cited as the reason. I am meeting the techni- cians next week. I understand that this has caused a lot of frustration to people. 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These rates increases will city increased the value of properties follow- negatively affect the real income of families,” house vandalised ing the release of its municipal valuations re- Premier Makhura said. series of rapes in cently. The Premier added that there could be no The valuations saw properties re-valued by justification for these increases. between 20% and 100%, resulting in higher “I hope the council is listening to the reac- rates and taxes. tions of the ratepayers and will take their Premier Makhura has also expressed his views into consideration when it takes its final Ennerdale deep concern about what he called “the ex- decision on the matter,” the Premier added. A orbitant property rates increase”. “As I said Premier Makhura said he would meet with REBECCA MOGALAGADI in the State of the Province Address, life has Mayor Herman Mashaba to discuss this fur- [email protected] 078 744 9981 been tough for many of our residents. The ther and would appeal to him to ensure that prices of food, electricity and transport have Johannesburg residents are not unduly over- HE suspect (pictured) is wanted by the been sky-rocketing, placing enormous stress burdened with unjustifiable rate hikes. Ennerdale SAPS for a series of rapes committed in Ennerdale in February. T The suspect is said to have used the same modus operandi in all the rapes to which he has been connected. According to police, the suspect approaches women who are walk- ing alone from a local shopping centre. He then grabs the victim and drags her to a nearby field, where he rapes his victims repeatedly before letting them go. The suspect speaks Afrikaans, has a beard and dreadlocks. He has been wearing orange overalls and is estimated to be about 37 years of age. Father and infant die in fire BY REBECCA MOGALAGADI Captain Hector Netshivhodza, there were four occupants in the shack, the parents and A 33-year-old man and his one year old their two daughters, when the blaze started. daughter died after their shack caught alight The mother and the four year old daughter on Saturday, March 3. are in a critical condition in hospital. The incident occurred in Zondi, Soweto. Police are investigating the cause of the According to SAPS Soweto West Cluster’s fire. Help find Domestic worker Lauwisa Mhlanga wanted for Police are seeking assistance in locating theft of safe 17-year-old Lauwisa Mhlanga who went miss- BY REBECCA MOGALAGADI ing from her Grasmere home on November 11, 2017. THE Lenasia SAPS is looking for Maliyamu It is not known what Mhlanga was wearing Mpoya, in connection with a theft which took when she went missing. She is a Mozambican place at her place of employment in Lenasia national. Extension 5’s Opal Street. Mpoya is said to The public is requested to contact the na- have stolen a safe which contained an undis- tional crime line 086-001-0111. closed amount of money, as well as a bag and jewellery. She was last seen by her employer on Wednesday, February 12. Mpoya’s husband, who is known as Jaffer, is also being sought by police to assist in the investigation. “Jaffer worked at Koogans Plastics and we are looking for both husband and wife,” said Lenasia SAPS spokesperson, Captain Hector Netshivhodza. Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of the couple can contact Mpoya’s employer, Faneda Valee on 071-881-7964 or on 011-852-4269, or they can contact Captain Hector Netshivhodza on 079-525-1428. 078 163 7056 011 211 0717 [email protected] Jermain Kurt We buy and Loan against Francis all Good Jewellery Gold coins * Watches * Diamonds * Silverware * Antiques * Cars & All broken Gold Building Plans Visit us for the best price ARCHITECTS Services Architectural Plans Council Submission & Approval Next to The Crazy Store, (Upper Level) Shop U61, Trade Route Mall Building Construction Nirvana Drive, Lenasia Tel: 011 852 6199 Niven 074 5769677 I will beat any written quote THE RISING SUN Lenasia - March 13 - 19, 2018 - www.risingsunlenasia.co.za Page 3 Lenasia South Car recovered following brazen Ext 3 robbery house vandalised BY REBECCA MOGALAGADI the scene. Following the incident, JMPD members REBECCA MOGALAGADI glasses after the boys had left the house. A 24-year-old man was arrested following who were patrolling the area, were alerted [email protected] 078 744 9981 According to the owner of the house, 64-year-old Illa Rahim the man had come into a robbery in Lenasia Extension 3’s Sylvia to the robbery as well as to the car that was family is reeling in shock and disbe- her yard, escaped by jumping over the precast- Street on Thursday, March 1. stolen. lief after their house was vandalised wall into an open field. According to police, at around 4.30am, The three robbers as well as the car, a Ford by a group of boys in school uniform “We don’t know him but we are going to suf- robbers broke into the home and found the Fiesta, were found in the Thembelihle infor- Aon Friday, March 2. fer because of him,” she said. two occupants asleep in separate bedrooms. mal settlement, by the JMPD officers. The family, 8 children and about 4 adults, Police were called to the scene but were said The suspects bound the two with electric ca- “When the car was found, one suspect was which lives in Lenasia South Extension 4’s to have allegedly arrived after an hour. When bles and ransacked the house. arrested and two managed to escape,” Le- Bora Peak Street had to take cover after one they arrived, according to the family, they just A cellphone, jewellery and TVs were load- nasia SAPS spokesperson, Captain Hector of their phones (the boys’) was snatched by a sat in their car and watched the vandalism play ed into the victims’ car and the suspects fled Netshivhodza, said.